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Quality of Life during Third Trimester of Pregnant Womenwith Normal Pre-pregnant Weight and Obese Pre-pregnantWomen by Asia-specifi BMI Criteria |
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| Creator | Panyawudh Limsukhawat, M.D. |
| Title | Quality of Life during Third Trimester of Pregnant Womenwith Normal Pre-pregnant Weight and Obese Pre-pregnantWomen by Asia-specifi BMI Criteria |
| Publisher | PIMDEE Co., Ltd. |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Journal Vol. | 24 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 287 |
| Keyword | quality of life, obesity, pregnancy, third trimester, weight, body mass index |
| ISSN | 0857-6084 |
| Abstract | Objectives: To compare quality of life between pre-pregnant normal weight and obese womenduring third trimester of pregnancy in Phramongkutklao Hospital.Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Pregnant women during third trimester whoseek for antenatal care (ANC) at Phramongkutklao Hospital from August 2014 to March 2015were enrolled to this research by convenience selection. The participants were classifid into2 groups, normal pre-pregnant weight (105 persons) and obese pregnant women (105 persons).All participants was reviewed demographic data, obstetrical and gynecologic history from andANC record form and a self-administered SF-12 questionnaire was done. Higher score meansbetter quality of life and each group were compared in both physiological and mental component,including 8 dimensions.Results: Median pre-pregnant BMI of normal pregnant women is 20.4 kg/m 2 while obesepregnant women is 26 kg/m2 Weight gaining between normal weight and obese pregnant womengroup were 13.8 and 10.7 kg, respectively. Only underlying hypertension and diabetes mellitusshowed signifiant difference (p=0.008). Meanwhile, familial hypertension and diabetic mellitushistory were found signifiant higher in obese pregnant than normal weight group. Inphysiological and mental components of both groups were not different signifiantly (p=0.181)but bodily pain dimension was higher in the obese women than the normal weight groupsignifiantly (p=0.044)Conclusion: In conclusion, the quality of life during third trimester of the obese pregnant womenwere not different from the normal weight pregnant women in both physical and mentalcomponent. But the obese pregnant women had statistically signifiant less quality of life onlyin bodily pain dimension than the normal weight women. |
